S. M. Anantham

{{short description|Sri Lankan politician}}

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Seemanpillai Mudaliar Anantham was a Ceylon Tamil proctor, politician and member of the State Council of Ceylon.

Anantham was an unofficial magistrate.{{cite book |last1=Goonetilleke |first1=T. V. |title=Members of the Legislatures of Ceylon: 1931-1972 |date=1972 |publisher=Library of the National State Assembly |location=Colombo, Sri Lanka |page=11 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XkkFAAAAMAAJ}} He contested the 1931 State Council election as an independent candidate in Mannar-Mullaitivu and was elected to the State Council of Ceylon.{{cite book |last1=Rajasingham |first1=K. T. |title=Sri Lanka: The Untold Story |date=22 September 2001 |publisher=Asia Times |location=Hong Kong |url=http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CI22Df02.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160717230426/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CI22Df02.html |archive-date=17 July 2016 |url-status=unfit |chapter=Chapter 7: State Councils - elections and boycotts}}